Jacob Schopf

Jacob Schopf (born 8 June 1999) is a German sprint canoeist. Schopf grew up in Mahlsdorf, a part of the Berlin Marzahn-Hellersdorf district. He has a sister who is three years older than him. In 2018, he graduated from the Flatow Oberschule in Berlin-Köpenick. In same year, he joined Bundeswehr as a sport soldier. Here he currently has the rank of non-commissioned officer. In the end of 2018, he began studying sports and geography at the Humboldt University in Berlin. In 2020, he moved to Potsdam and continued studying in the University of Potsdam. At the age of eight, Schopf has interested himself in canoe racing, which led him to the Köpenicker Canoe Club (KKC Berlin) in 2007. His first coach was Philip Krack, who still supports him today.